This paper examines the reporting in the financial press of 1,027 bank agreements established between January 2004 and May 2007. Overall, the frequency of loan reporting in the press increased to over 30%. Reported loans still have longer maturities than non-reported ones, and reported firm...

This paper examines the effect of "aggressive" bank lending on subsequent bank relationships. The analysis is based on a unique hand collected dataset of 515 technology and non-technology firms that went public during the 1996-2000 "dotcom" period. It examines the effect of their pre-IPO bank...